Microsoft Power Platform Solution Architect Expert (PL-600)
The PL-600 exam is designed for professionals who implement and configure Power Platform. It validates your ability to perform solution envisioning and requirement analysis, architect a solution, and implement the solution.
Exam details
- Certification
- Microsoft Power Platform Solution Architect Expert
- Application
- Power Platform
- Exam code
- PL-600
- Level
- Expert
- Duration
- Approximately 100 minutes
- Questions
- Typically 40–60 questions
- Passing score
- 700 out of 1000
- Cost
- USD $165 — typical price; the exact fee varies by country/region and currency, and local taxes may apply.
- Prerequisites
- None required
- Languages
- English (also available in French, German, Japanese and Spanish, and several other languages)
- Delivered by
- Pearson VUE
- Renewal
- Free online assessment, every 12 months
Skills measured
Perform solution envisioning and requirement analysis (45–50%)
- Evaluate requirements and select Power Platform, Dynamics 365, AppSource, Azure, and ISV components.
- Capture current-state processes, risks, success criteria, data sources, and quality standards.
- Refine functional and non-functional requirements and perform fit/gap analysis.
Architect a solution (35–40%)
- Lead topology, UX, reuse, data migration, visualisation, automation, and environment design.
- Design the data model, integrations, authentication, continuity, and RPA.
- Design business units, security roles, row and column security, Entra ID, and DLP.
Implement the solution (15–20%)
- Validate detailed designs, security, API limits, performance, and integration conflicts.
- Support go-live, including performance, data migration, deployment, and readiness issues.
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Frequently asked questions
Who should take PL-600?
PL-600 was for Power Platform solution architects and senior technical or functional leads who design end-to-end business solutions. Microsoft retired the exam and certification on June 30, 2026, so you can no longer earn or renew this credential.
What is the average salary for a Power Platform Solution Architect?
Pearson Carter's 2026 Microsoft Business Applications salary guide benchmarks U.S. Power Platform Architect salaries at $149,000 lower, $176,000 midpoint, and $209,000 upper. The guide uses the adjacent Power Platform Architect title; actual pay varies by experience, location, and employer.
Where do I find exam questions to practice?
PL-600 retired on June 30, 2026, so there are no future PL-600 exam sittings to practise for. For a separate current AI-focused architecture credential, see Microsoft's AB-100 exam. AB-100 is not a replacement for PL-600 and requires an eligible Associate certification.
For AB-100, start with the free AB-100T00 course and then use our AB-100 Exam Practice Test. Microsoft describes the course as architectural learning, not focused exam preparation.
Avoid exam dumps: using them can invalidate your score, revoke certifications you already hold, and bar you from future exams.
For instructor-led AB-100T00 training, search the Microsoft Training Services Partners directory. Current U.S. listings quote $1,895 at Keelix Training and $2,695 at Learning Brick. These are AB-100 architecture-training options, not PL-600 exam preparation.
Does the exam include official labs I can use to practice?
PL-600 and its renewal assessment are retired, so there are no future PL-600 exam labs to practise on. If you choose instructor-led AB-100T00 training, ask whether official labs are included, who hosts them, and how long access lasts. Check for a Microsoft lab provider such as Skillable. Course labs are for AB-100 skills practice, not PL-600 exam content.
A Microsoft product trial might include demo data for practice, but this isn't guaranteed. Trial availability and terms can change.
For hands-on instructor-led training, contact a Microsoft Training Services Partner.